Does anyone have any memories that they would like to share from Romper Room and Friends?
I remembered watching it in the mid to late seventies when it was called Romper Room and Miss MaryAnn was the teacher and then it became Romper Room and Friends and Miss Molly was the teacher.
I remember the Romper Stomper segments and of course I had a pair of Romper Stompers. I also remember the Cardboard Cars, Hopping On The Number Spots, Bend and Stretch, and my favorite music and movement segment Flopsy which I found out the lyrics and would love to find out the actual dance movements to each lyric. As a dancer and a dance teacher I am able to improv by the lyrics and common sense but would like to actually know the actual dance.
Please share your memories and if anyone knows the dance to Flopsy please also share!!! Thank you so very much!!!!
~missballerina07~
I remembered watching it in the mid to late seventies when it was called Romper Room and Miss MaryAnn was the teacher and then it became Romper Room and Friends and Miss Molly was the teacher.
I remember the Romper Stomper segments and of course I had a pair of Romper Stompers. I also remember the Cardboard Cars, Hopping On The Number Spots, Bend and Stretch, and my favorite music and movement segment Flopsy which I found out the lyrics and would love to find out the actual dance movements to each lyric. As a dancer and a dance teacher I am able to improv by the lyrics and common sense but would like to actually know the actual dance.
Please share your memories and if anyone knows the dance to Flopsy please also share!!! Thank you so very much!!!!
~missballerina07~
Well I'm waay too old for this, I do remember Romper Room as a regional tv show. Somehow without being told, I knew that the show I saw was different from the show my sister in New York was seeing when we compared notes. Now that's not bad, just interesting.
When I looked on Wikipedia I read the following:
"Romper Room was a rare case of a series being franchised and syndicated, so local affiliates (Los Angeles and New York City were prime examples) could produce their own versions of Romper Room instead of airing the national telecast."
When I looked on Wikipedia I read the following:
"Romper Room was a rare case of a series being franchised and syndicated, so local affiliates (Los Angeles and New York City were prime examples) could produce their own versions of Romper Room instead of airing the national telecast."
That is true but they usually did the same activities on each citys/regions verision of Romper Room.
~missballerina07~
~missballerina07~
missballerina07
That is true but they usually did the same activities on each citys/regions verision of Romper Room.
~missballerina07~
That's right. I think only the teacher was different. Withih each airing the order and duration of each activity was different.
I must adnit I found the Romper Room teacher I saw to be sweet and charming. Her love for children was undeniable and apparent to all who watched.
You know the best part was when the teacher looked through the magic mirror and said a special acknowledgement to children who submitted their birthdates to the show. Even as old as I was, that moment always got to me!
Romper Room was joyful tv and I will never forget it.
m8644
27 Posts
16 years, 4 months ago
My cousin was on the show when he was about 5. I'd say that was about 1987 or 88. I loved it when I was younger....and we had a few episodes on vhs....but someone (could have been me) taped over them over the years, which completely sucks cause I'd kill to see them again. They had the vintage commercials and everything :cry:
atmypryme
15 Posts
16 years, 4 months ago
m8644
My cousin was on the show when he was about 5. I'd say that was about 1987 or 88. I loved it when I was younger....and we had a few episodes on vhs....but someone (could have been me) taped over them over the years, which completely sucks cause I'd kill to see them again. They had the vintage commercials and everything :cry:
Are you from San rancisco Ca.? Because I've been looking all over for those commercials. Do you remember the one when they would show different kids of race and the commercial ended with a saying, "I'm proud to be a ________ american.
shankenstein
769 Posts
15 years, 8 months ago
I remember the Romper Room. I wanted to be on it so bad. My best friend from pre-school, Jessica, got to be on it, and I remember all the pre-schoolers gathered around and watched her on it after Sesame Street. I was so jealous.
is that the same girl that was in donnie darko?
shankenstein
769 Posts
15 years, 8 months ago
Ilikethepixies
is that the same girl that was in donnie darko?
No, that's Jena Malone, and that was fourth grade. Actually, our 4th grade teacher died a couple of weeks ago.
oh, whoops
sorry about that. the teacher, that is
sorry about that. the teacher, that is
eddstarr88
Well I'm waay too old for this, I do remember Romper Room as a regional tv show. Somehow without being told, I knew that the show I saw was different from the show my sister in New York was seeing when we compared notes. Now that's not bad, just interesting.
Romper Room was originally a local thing that was done through a franchise effort that TV stations would pick up on and produce their own "Romper Room Schools" across the country. My town saw one produced on separate stations throughout the 60's and 70's. A similar franchise effort was Bozo, the World's Famous Clown, with WGN in Chicago having produced the longest-running program of them all.
NY has had one that lasted well into the late 80's i believe, when most other stations switched to the syndicated "Romper Room & Friends" format.
eddstarr88
When I looked on Wikipedia I read the following:
"Romper Room was a rare case of a series being franchised and syndicated, so local affiliates (Los Angeles and New York City were prime examples) could produce their own versions of Romper Room instead of airing the national telecast."
Only wish i had be on one of those at an early age (my mom sadly was a bit to old for it when it first aired locally).